- Jan 1 Roland Diggle, English-American composer, organist and choirmaster (St. John's Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, California), born in London, England (d. 1954)
- Jan 23 Boleslaw Wallek-Walewski, Polish composer and conductor, born in Lviv, Ukraine (d. 1944)
- Jan 27 Eduard Künneke, German conductor and theater composer, born in Emmerich, Germany (d. 1953)
Jerome Kern (1885-1945)
Jan 27 American Broadway and film composer (Showboat; Roberta), born in New York City
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